| Cryptochilus sanguineus photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Wallich, Nathaniel |
| published in | Tentamen Florae Napalensis illustratae 36 . pl. 26 1824 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Podochileae | |
| subtribe | ||
| genus | Cryptochilus Wallich 1824 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 19 | |
| metabolism | C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests on mossy trees in India (Sikkim, Birch Hill, Dhotray forest, Darjeeling), Bhutan, Burma, |
| China (Yunnan, Xizang, Zizhiqu) | ||
| altitude | 1600 - 2600 m (5280 - 8580 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Darjeeling (Sikkim, India) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 2100 m / 6930 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Darjeeling this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 48 m' to 10 h 12 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte |
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| brightness | low | |
| inflorescence | length | 70 - 90 cm (28" - 36"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8 | |
| size | single flower 2.5 L 1 cm (1" L 0.4") - inflorescence 7 L 7 cm (2.8" L 2.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 150 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
